CHAPTER 4: My Encounter with You.

Tana's POV

"W...what?" I stuttered in shock.

He took a step closer to me and I moved back immediately, a look of pain flashed through his eyes, but it was only there for a moment.

"Is something wrong? Are you alright?"

"No I'm not, you just called me mate!" I stated the obvious.

"Yes, and that's because you're my mate." He replied, then he tried coming close to me again.

I moved back once more. "Please don't come close to me. I...I...I don't get it, none of all this is making any sense to me, how is it possible that I'm your mate, I don't even know you." I cried. "What the hell is happening!?" I yelled in pain, my heart was still so broken from what happened to Philip, I haven't even gotten over that yet and now I have another mate, someone I don't even know and have never seen in my life!

"I'm getting so many emotions coming from you, but the most one is confusion and pain, I can feel it all." He said to me.

I looked at him, not knowing what to say.

"It's alright, you don't have to be scared or worry about anything, I promise I won't hurt you, I'm going to take care of you, you're safe with me." He said in the most calming and soothing voice I've ever heard. For some reasons, the calmness in his voice did calm me down and I found myself starting to relax a little.

He tried coming close to me again, and this time, I didn't move back or tried to get away from him, rather I stayed put.

He slowly placed both of his hands on my shoulder. "Can I hug you?" He asked. "I just feel you need this." He said, and I slowly nodded.

He slowly wrapped his arms around me, as if being so careful not to hurt me or anything, his amazing scent hit my nose once more, giving me this tinglingly feeling.

I couldn't tell how he knew that I needed this hug, I tried to control myself but I couldn't, and I end up breaking down and crying my eyes out on his shoulder.

He did his best to comfort me, he kept on patting my head lovingly and reassuring me that everything is going to be okay and that he's got to be with me and not leave me alone.

It took a while for me to calm down but I finally did managed to get a hold of myself and stopped crying.

When he let me go, I wiped off my tears and apologized to him.

"I can't believe I  just made a mess of myself." I sniffed. "I... I don't really know you and you also don't need to bother yourself much because I'm going to reject you and we can just go our separate ways."

"Reject me?" He scoffed in disbelief. "Why would you want to do that?"

"Because no one wants me. I'm literally considered a failure by everyone around me, even my own mother doesn't want me. I was supposed to get married to my mate yesterday, but he didn't go through with our wedding and left me at the alter, he rejected me in front of everyone and picked my step sister over me, turning me into a subject of mockery for everyone!" I tried holding back the tears that was threatening to fall. "You shouldn't waste your time with me. I'm just a nobody, always have and will be, so it's best you reject me and save yourself from eternal shame."

"Don't say that, don't say such things about yourself, I will not take it.'' He cautioned sternly. "I don't know why you'll think that of yourself, I don't care what other people say or think about you, their words will never change how I feel about you, in fact their words mean nothing to me. You said your mate rejected you, then it's his loss, I'm never leaving you...."

"Tana." I completed.

"Hmm?"

"My name is Tana, Tana Mayers."

"Tana." He repeated, then he smiled. "You've got a lovely name."

I could only smile in return.

"My name's Zander Cane, Alpha of the Silver moon pack." He introduced.

I gasp and stumbled back in shock. "A..A...A.." I couldn't even speak. "W...what?" I muttered to myself.

The Alpha of the Silver moon pack is my mate! The Silver moon pack is literally the biggest pack in the states and I've heard of their Alpha, but I've never met him. This explains the strong aura emanating from him.

I instantly fell to my knees. "Alpha." I bowed.

He rushed to me and asked me to get up. "Please Tana, you're my mate, you don't have to kneel or bow before me." He said when he helped me up.

"But you're an Alpha, the Alpha of the Silver moon pack." I bowed my head down, suddenly feeling so shy and little, I couldn't even look at his face anymore.

"That doesn't matter Tana, I may be an Alpha but I'm still your mate, and there's no need for you to ever kneel before me, I won't accept that." He gently used his finger tips to raise my chin up, making sure I was looking into his eyes.

Oh his eyes, he has the most amazing green eyes I've ever seen, it almost felt like I was staring at the forest itself and it made me weak in the knees.

We both stared at each other for what felt like ages and before I knew it, his lips came crashing down on mine, I stood frozen at first, then I relaxed and kissed him back.

I buried my hand in his hair, loving how silky and soft it felt, then I pushed him even more closer to me.

The kiss we shared was so passionate and I could feel it, I could feel his love for me through that kiss.

I couldn't tell if what I was doing was crazy or not, but at this point, I couldn't care less, I just wanted to live and enjoy this moment for as long as it'll last.